Barney Barnato

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Barney Barnato
Barney Barnato circa 1890
Born	Barnet Isaacs (1851-02-21)21 February 1851 Aldgate, London, England
Died	14 June 1897(1897-06-14) (aged 46) At sea, near the island of Madeira
Occupation(s)	Diamond and gold mining entrepreneur
Spouse	Fanny Christina Bees
Children	3, including Woolf Barnato

Barney Barnato (born Barnet Isaacs; 21 February 1851 – 14 June 1897) was a British Randlord and diamond magnate who was one of the entrepreneurs who gained control of diamond mining, and later, gold mining in South Africa from the 1870s up to World War I. He was known as a rival of Cecil Rhodes.